Wanted: IT law on right to forget

The six-month-old video on WhatsApp showed six men sexually assaulting two women. Sunitha Krishnan was at first stunned. But something needed to be done. The Bangalore-based women’s rights activist decided to shame the rapists. She edited the video to protect the identity of the victims and uploaded two clips of the assault on YouTube and…

Bridging digital divide

Until recently, most western countries thought of India as a land ruled by age old traditions, and foreigners visited the country to understand this. However, the 1990s saw India awakening to the world of economic liberalisation and undertook structural reforms that attracted foreign investments, unlocked entrepreneurial aptitude and led to the emergence of a neo…